- Dec 18, 2001
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I have two CPUs to choose from.
- Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 (SLA93) 1.60Ghz
- Intel Celeron D 3.06Ghz
The E2140 (Conroe) has 1mb cache and 800Mhz FSB, at 65nm, so it runs cooler. The Celeron only has 256kb cache and 533Mhz FSB, at 90nm, so its hotter... but its also much faster.
1 of these will eventually go into a machine running 64bit Ubuntu, and the other will be running 32bit Windows. The Windows box needs to play games really well, and the Linux box will be running multiple apps like apache, snort, squid, etc. My instincts tell me to go with the Pentium for Ubuntu, but I wanted to get your thoughts on the pros and cons of each.
- Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 (SLA93) 1.60Ghz
- Intel Celeron D 3.06Ghz
The E2140 (Conroe) has 1mb cache and 800Mhz FSB, at 65nm, so it runs cooler. The Celeron only has 256kb cache and 533Mhz FSB, at 90nm, so its hotter... but its also much faster.
1 of these will eventually go into a machine running 64bit Ubuntu, and the other will be running 32bit Windows. The Windows box needs to play games really well, and the Linux box will be running multiple apps like apache, snort, squid, etc. My instincts tell me to go with the Pentium for Ubuntu, but I wanted to get your thoughts on the pros and cons of each.